Libya: 85 International Companies Take Part in Textiles, Clothing Fair in Tripoli
Eighty-five international companies have taken part in the textiles and clothing fair that has been opened Tuesday at the Tripoli International Fair grounds in downtown Tripoli.
Egytex News Desk
Source: The Tripoli Post
Textile and clothing companies from Italy, Turkey Tunisia, Egypt and other nationalities are among the major participants in the fair.
The fair comes at a time as Libya adopts a free market policy to provide a sought after Libyan market in North and sub-Sahara Africa.
Libya provides a market to country such as Egypt, Tunisia, Chad, Mali, Niger and Sudan. The large number of workers, immigrants and traders from these countries depend on the Libyan market for re-exporting these needed materials back home.
The Libyan official who opened the fair, Ahmed al-Akari, said the exhibit provides a good opportunity for traders in textiles and cloths to make direct contacts and cut deals in the capital city of Tripoli.
A number of diplomats and officials attended the official opening of the fair.
Source: The Tripoli Post
From the Egytex news archive, first published on 6 February 2013. Figures and names are as reported at the time.
